YourAccount/OpenID

Overview

OpenID is a way to log into many websites using just one username and password. However, rather than entering that username and password at each website, you use a website you trust -- such as Launchpad -- to confirm your identity to the other sites.

FAQs

Not at this time. Launchpad is currently an OpenID Provider (OP) and not a consumer (RP).

Can I link my existing OpenID to my Launchpad OpenID?

There is no way today to associate your other OpenIDs with your Launchpad OpenID.

Can I change my OpenID id?

Yes. You can change your Launchpad id and that will change your identity URL. That could mean that sites you've already logged into using your previous OpenID URL may consider you a new user. For more on renaming your account, take a look at:

Currently we do not support immediate mode properly since we do not support pre-authorising an RP to avoid the login page. We have some infrastructure to support pre-authorisation, but decided to leave it out because it complicated the UI.